USCIS will hold a teleconference on October 11, 2017, to discuss the expanded use of in-person interviews at USCIS Field Offices. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A session.

A three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday that part of the state’s new, and highly controversial immigration enforcement law, also known as SB 4, can go into effect, even as a legal challenge to the law continues. Last month, a district judge in San Antonio blocked the part of…

USCIS Resumes Premium Processing for Some Categories of Applicants Seeking H-1B Visas Versión en español Sept. 18, 2017 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) resumed premium processing today for all H-1B visa petitions subject to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 cap. Premium processing has also resumed for the annual 20,000 additional petitions that are set…

Applicants must submit entries for the DV-2019 DV program electronically at dvlottery.state.gov between noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4), Tuesday, October 3, 2017, and noon, Eastern Standard Time (EST) (GMT-5), Tuesday, November 7, 2017. Eligible applicants can submit an Electronic Diversity Visa Entry Form (E-DV Entry Form or DS-5501) online at dvlottery.state.gov. Starting May 1,…

The New York Times published a collection of reaction from some top business leaders and companies who expressed their disapproval of President Trump’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals ( DACA ) program. The following is a sampling: Timothy D. Cook, Apple’s chief executive, tweeted that his company would fight for the…

BREAKING NEWS:  Last night, in a 94-page order, Judge Garcia in the Western District of Texas granted a preliminary injunction in El Cenizo v. Texas, enjoining defendants from enforcing certain provisions of SB 4 (the bill that would have allowed Texas to jail sheriffs and fine towns for failing to cooperate with federal immigration policies). SB…

As you no doubt have read and seen in the media, the situation across Houston is dire and is posing challenges to the entire community due to the ravages of Hurricane Harvey and the aftermath of the storm. Many of our friends across southern Texas have been impacted by this terrible storm, and we continue…

IR-2017-138, Aug. 30, 2017 WASHINGTON —The Internal Revenue Service today announced that 401(k)s and similar employer-sponsored retirement plans can make loans and hardship distributions to victims of Hurricane Harvey and members of their families. This is similar to relief provided last year to Louisiana flood victims and victims of Hurricane Matthew.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has stated that it is not conducting immigration enforcement at relief sites such as shelters or food banks. In the rare instance where local law enforcement informs ICE of a serious criminal alien at a relief site that presents a public safety…

USCIS has posted George Harrison’s 90-page A-file online in the Reading Room.